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The Levites could only undertake their duties Numbers 3; Numbers 4
after the formal exchange of the Levites for the first-born Numbers
3:44.
The distinction between the “consecration” of the pr
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6. THE CONSECRATION OF THE LEVITES
CHAPTER 8
_ 1. The lighting of the candlestick (Numbers 8:1)_
2. The consecration of the Levites (Numbers 8:5)
3. The charge to the Levites repeated (Numbers 8:2...
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THE PURIFICATION OF THE LEVITES. This differed from that of the
priests (Exodus 29, Leviticus 8), for the Levites (_a)_ were only
sprinkled with water instead of being washed altogether and anointed
w...
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_The Levites_
Numbers 8:5. Their purification and dedication, Numbers 8:23. The age
of service. The passage is an expansion of Numbers 3:5-13, with the
addition of the rite of purification. The Levit...
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The Levites are formally handed over to the priests as their
ministers....
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AND THOU SHALT SET THE LEVITES— Houbigant renders this verse, _Then
thou shalt bring the Levites to Aaron and to his sons, and shalt apply
them to_ [the service of] _the Lord:_ others would have it, _...
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B. CONSECRATION OF THE LEVITES FOR SERVICE vv. 5-22
TEXT
Numbers 8:5. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6. Take the
Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7. And
thus shalt...
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_AND AARON SHALL OFFER THE LEVITES BEFORE THE LORD FOR AN OFFERING OF
THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, THAT THEY MAY EXECUTE THE SERVICE OF THE
LORD._ AARON SHALL OFFER THE LEVITES ... FOR AN OFFERING, х_
TªNU...
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THE LIGHTING OF THE GOLDEN LAMPS. THE CONSECRATION OF THE LEVITES
1-4. See on Exodus 25:31; Exodus 27:20; Exodus 27:21.
5-26. This is the fulfilment of the injunetion in...
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THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS
IN THE DESERT
NUMBERS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 8
AARON SETS UP THE LAMPS – NUMBERS 8:1-4
V1 The *LORD said to Moses, V2 ‘Speak to Aaron. Give these instr
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וְ הַֽעֲמַדְתָּ֙ אֶת ־הַ לְוִיִּ֔ם לִ
פְנֵ֥י
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This passage is addressed briefly in the comments (paragraph 8) for
Numbers 3:11, THE FIRST-BORN....
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LIGHTS IN GOD'S HOUSE; CLEAN WORKMEN
Numbers 8:1
It is strange to come on this paragraph about the candlestick amid the
preparations for leaving Sinai. But typically it is appropriate,
because the p...
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Having recorded the acts of the princes in offering their substance,
the record proceeded to deal with the setting apart of the Levites as
the special order of men whose persons and time were to be gi...
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The Levites were before appointed to this service, and here is the
form of their ordination. See Numbers 3:6, etc. But let the Reader
remark with me, the gospel feature strongly pointed out. The Levit...
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It is impossible to look at this book ever so cursorily without
feeling the difference of the atmosphere from that of Leviticus. And
this is so much the more striking because it cannot be fairly doubt...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 8 AND 9.
Chapter 8 speaks of the candlestick. [1] The lamps were to make the
light shine from it, and cause that light to be diffused around and
before it. Th...
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AND THOU SHALT SET THE LEVITES BEFORE AARON, AND BEFORE HIS SONS,....
After atonement was made for them, as Aben Ezra observes; then they
were presented to Aaron and his sons, to whom they were given...
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Numbers 8:12...
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[THE CLEANSING THE LEUITES.]
1 How the lampes are to be lighted.
5 The consecration of the Leuites.
23 The age and time of their seruice.
1 AND the LORD spake vnto Moses, saying,
2 Speake vnto Aar...
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THE PURIFYING OF THE LEVITES...
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And thou shall set the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, for
it was as their assistants that they were mainly to serve, AND OFFER
THEM FOR AN OFFERING UNTO THE LORD....
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THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE LAMPS
(vs.1-4)
It may seem strange that this one subject of the lampstand and the
arranging of the lamps should be introduced in this place. But the
previous Chapter s have bee...
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5-26 Here we have directions for the solemn ordination of the
Levites. All Israel must know that they took not this honour to
themselves, but were called of God to it; nor was it enough that they
wer...
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BEFORE AARON AND HIS SONS, i.e. put them into the power of Aaron and
his sons, to employ them in holy ministrations; for so that phrase is
sometimes used, as GENESIS 13:9, THE LAND IS BEFORE THEE, i.e...
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"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron, and say unto
him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light
over against the candlestick. And Aaron did so; he lighted th...
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Numbers 8:13 stand H5975 (H8689) Levites H3881 before H6440 Aaron H175
and H6440 sons H1121 offer H5130 ...
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THE THREEFOLD OFFERING OF THE LEVITES AS A WAVE-OFFERING TO YAHWEH
(NUMBERS 8:10).
Numbers 8:10
“ And you shall present the Levites before Yahweh. And the children
of Israel shall lay their hands on...
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Numbers 8:5. _And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Take the Levites
from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them._
These men were to be the servants of God; they are the type of God's
elect,...
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CONTENTS: Cleansing of the Levites for the ministry of the tabernacle.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron.
CONCLUSION: All Christians, and especially ministers, should cleanse
themselves from all filthin...
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Numbers 8:7. _Water of purifying,_ or _the water of sin,_ made with
the ashes of the red heifer. Numbers 19:9.
Numbers 8:19. _To do the service._ The great and awful work of
expiation belongs solely t...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 8:5__ The Levites took the place of the
firstborn Israelites (vv. Numbers 8:16). Their cleansing made them fit
to be offered to God. The leaders then laid hands on them, symbol
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES
Numbers 8:1. (Compare Exodus 25:31; Exodus 27:20; Exodus 37:17;...
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EXPOSITION
THE HALLOWING OF THE LEVITES (Numbers 8:5-4).
NUMBERS 8:5
THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES. At some time subsequent to the command
given in...
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron, and say unto
him, When you light the lamps, the seven lamps that shall give light
there in the candlestick. And so Aaron lighted the lamps of t...
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Numbers 18:6; Numbers 8:11; Numbers 8:21; Romans 12:1; Romans 15:16...
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Set the Levites before Aaron — Give the Levites to them, or to their
service. Unto the Lord — For to him they were first properly
offered, and by him given to the priests in order to his service....